Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
May 21, 2005 | 12:05 pmRevenge of the Sith…
Fantastic special effects…expected and appreciated…
Great battles, light saber or otherwise…expected and appreciated…
Stilted dialogue and acting (except for Palpatine)…unfortunately (and fortunately) expected…
Way too many scene transition wipes…unexpected and not appreciated…
Still…I could have looked past all the bad and irritating…it’s not like a Star Wars film (or at least 4-6) doesn’t usually contain those…everything else overcompensates and leaves you feeling WOW (or somewhat of a WOW) afterwards.
I was perfectly willing to come back and give the movie and big thumbs up…except for one thing…
Considering all the things that happen 10 minutes before and after Anakin submits to the Dark side, his immediate acceptance of the darker faith seemed overwhelming, painfully, mindnumbingly FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE!
Why and how Anakin turns to the dark side is what fans of the series have wanted to know for almost thirty years…the moment of his acceptance is crucial to the believability of it all. And frankly, Lucas failed miserably.
I won’t go into details, so I don’t spoil it for people, but I’ll tell you that I was literally left with a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the film (which, by itself, was pretty damn cool, otherwise).
I still don’t know what to rate the damn thing. It’s a damn shame…the effects and battles were sooo tizzaight. Talk about a scene that needed to be massively reworked and rethought…WTF…
